Date: 4/18/25 10:06 am From: Toshia McCabe <toshia...> Subject: [Arlington Birds] Public comment period for phase 1 report on SGARs in MA
MA State Pesticide Subcommittee recently hired an independent party to review data on the impact of second generation rodenticides on non-target species. The issue at hand is that SGARs have become a popular rat poison, and they are getting into the ecosystem -- killing eagles, owls, hawks, foxes, and other animals at an alarming rate. The phase 1 report is out, and they are taking public comments.
Phase 1 is the first of two which will outline the approach ERG will take and identifies all resources to consider for the scientific review. This includes listing out stakeholder groups, literature/research and other information that will be reviewed.
